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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

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A film about social destiny and chance has taken out the top prize at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. Key points and original sources are listed below.

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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

A film about social destiny and chance has taken out the top prize at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

A film about social destiny and chance has taken out the top prize at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

A film about social destiny and chance has taken out the top prize at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

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3 outlets 3 reports Published Aug 22, 2026

The brief

A film about social destiny and chance has taken out the top prize at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. Key points and original sources are listed below.

A film about social destiny and chance has taken out the top prize at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.S1 S2

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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

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It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

It was the critics’ pick of Cannes. Now the same film has won Melbourne’s $140,000 cinema award

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